PS 371 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Homicide

• School: Quinnipiac University
• Department: Psychology
• Course: PS 371
• Professor: Professor Pruzinski

Document Summary

Protection of the public via ensuring competence. Apa ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Know how to apply and interpret the code. Know the rules and regulations of the institution(s) where you are working. Documenting your rational, your decision making, reasoning, conversations that occured, everything that went on, protocols, etc. If you don"t document it, it didn"t happen. Yes you have to ensure they are cared for though. Yes make sure confidentiality is protected. No dynamics involved should be questioned. Psychologists provide services, teach, and conduct research with populations and in areas only within the boundaries of their competence, based on their education, training, supervised experience, consultation, study, or professional experience. Seek out consultation and proceed with caution. Psychologists refrain from initiating an activity when they know or should know that there is a substantial likelihood that their personal problems will prevent them from performing their work-related activities in a competent manner.